Southern District of Florida • 1:26-cv-27842

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Nov 04, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee $ 5.00, filed by Hoffman Gonzalez. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law, # 2 Declaration in Support of Petition for H.C., # 3 Exhibit)Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) (Entered: 11/04/2026)

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Nov 04, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge Kathleen M. Williams (kma) (Entered: 11/04/2026)

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Nov 04, 2026

PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. On November 4, 2026, Petitioner ("Petitioner") filed, pursuant to the mailbox rule, a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 ("Petition") (DE [1-1] at 14) challenging his continued confinement by immigration officials. Accordingly, upon review of the Petition, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:(1) Respondent(s) SHALL NOT transfer or otherwise move Petitioner from his current place of detention until further order of the Court.(2) Within five (5) days of the date of entry of this Order, the Respondent SHALL file a memorandum of fact and law ("Response") to show cause why the Petition should not be granted and shall file all necessary documents for resolution of the Petition. Respondent shall provide Petitioner complete copies of all documents in support of its Response. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(c); see also Rodriguez v. Fla. Dep't of Corr., 748 F.3d 1073 (11th Cir. 2014). (3) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2, Respondent shall ensure that any exhibits attached to the response which are redacted comply with the rules governing redaction of court filings. In this regard, Respondent is reminded that redaction of an individual's first five digits of a social security number, date of birth, or the name of a minor is permitted but the redaction of documents does not apply to "the record of an administrative or agency proceeding... the official record of a state-court proceeding... [or] a pro se filing in an action brought under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, or 2255." See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a), (b).(4) Petitioner may, but is not required to, file a Reply within ten (10) days of Respondent's Response. The Reply shall not exceed ten (10) pages and shall otherwise comply with the Court's Local Rules governing the form of filings. See S.D. Fla. R. 7.1(c); S.D. Fla. L.R. 5.1(a)(4). Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams (nn) (Entered: 11/04/2026)

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Nov 04, 2026

INSTRUCTIONS TO PRO SE LITIGANT. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 11/4/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz) (Entered: 11/04/2026)

Nov 04, 2026

- Order (PAPERLESS or pdf attached)

Nov 04, 2026

Judge Assignment

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Nov 05, 2026

Clerks Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 11/4/2026 in the amount of $ 5.00, receipt number FLS324877. (vt) (Entered: 11/05/2026)

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Nov 05, 2026

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Carolina Perez Schmerold on behalf of Acting Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations, Krome North Service Processing Center, Miami Field Office Director, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement. Attorney Carolina Perez Schmerold added to party Acting Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (pty:dft), Attorney Carolina Perez Schmerold added to party Krome North Service Processing Center(pty:dft), Attorney Carolina Perez Schmerold added to party Miami Field Office Director(pty:dft), Attorney Carolina Perez Schmerold added to party U.S. Attorney General(pty:dft), Attorney Carolina Perez Schmerold added to party U.S. Department of Homeland Security(pty:dft), Attorney Carolina Perez Schmerold added to party U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement(pty:dft). (Schmerold, Carolina) (Entered: 11/05/2026)